In the Republic of Ireland the Environment Minister John Gormley TD has forwarded proposals to exempt entirely heat recovery, biomass and composting developments from planning regulations. This will mean in theory that the developments will be goverened by the same planning regulations that cover kitchen extensions, conservatories and porches.
We can see this thinking causing a stir over the next few weeks prior to the Dáil committee meeting set up to see if this is nothing but hot air.